Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wōmatjaną

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From *wōmaz +‎ *-atjaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwɔː.mɑt.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*wōmatjaną

1. to mumble

Inflection

Conjugation of *wōmatjaną (weak class 1 j-present)

	active voice			passive voice
present tense	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*wōmatjō	*wōmatjaų	—	*wōmatjai	?
2nd singular	*wōmatisi	*wōmatjais	*wōmati	*wōmatjasai	*wōmatjaisau
3rd singular	*wōmatiþi	*wōmatjai	*wōmatjaþau	*wōmatjaþai	*wōmatjaiþau
1st dual	*wōmatjōs	*wōmatjaiw	—	—	—
2nd dual	*wōmatjaþiz	*wōmatjaiþiz	*wōmatjaþiz	—	—
1st plural	*wōmatjamaz	*wōmatjaim	—	*wōmatjanþai	*wōmatjainþau
2nd plural	*wōmatiþ	*wōmatjaiþ	*wōmatiþ	*wōmatjanþai	*wōmatjainþau
3rd plural	*wōmatjanþi	*wōmatjain	*wōmatjanþau	*wōmatjanþai	*wōmatjainþau
past tense	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*wōmastǭ	*wōmastēdį̄
2nd singular	*wōmastēz	*wōmastēdīz
3rd singular	*wōmastē	*wōmastēdī
1st dual	*wōmastēdū	*wōmastēdīw
2nd dual	*wōmastēdudiz	*wōmastēdīdiz
1st plural	*wōmastēdum	*wōmastēdīm
2nd plural	*wōmastēdud	*wōmastēdīd
3rd plural	*wōmastēdun	*wōmastēdīn
	present	past
participles	*wōmatjandz	*wōmatidaz

Related terms

• *wōmaz
• *wōmijaną

Descendants

• Old Norse: œmta, œnta
  • Icelandic: æmta, ænta
  • Faroese: ønta, øna
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: ømta

References

• Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans. (Available on Málið.is under the “Eldra mál” tab.)